Ripped From Beach, Body Reportedly Found Wednesday
By Howard Schwach
A16-year-old Jamaica teen, swimming with friends in the rough, hurricane-driven surf off Beach 116 Street, drowned on Friday afternoon, despite the efforts of lifeguards and several hours of searches by tired divers, helicopters and launches. More...
An unidentified teenager was rushed to Jamaica Hospital on Tuesday night, suffering from a gunshot to her left shoulder, police say. Sources told The Wave that the 16-year-old girl was standing with friends in front of 54- 30 Beach Channel Drive in the Ocean Bay Houses public housing complex at a... More...
Picture this. You're 18 years old; you just graduated from high school and work hard at two summer jobs so you'll have some money when you begin college in the fall. Then, a rival jumps out of a car with a shotgun, and everything you know and love in life flashes before your eyes in that split se... More...
There was little resolution to community concerns for the construction of several of the amenities promised by the developers of Arverne By The Sea (ABTS) when its development officials provided a highly-anticipated update on Tuesday night. More...
Rockaway's favorite biker, Ed "Shevy" Shevlin, is at it again. This time he is riding to Newfoundland to once again raise money for the research and fight against cystic fibrosis. Last year Shevlin rode his Harley cross-country from Rockaway Beach, New York to Rockaway Beach, Oregon and raised $... More...
Leave it to the French to make what should be a horror movie extremely sexy. And it doesn't hurt that the star is Asia Argento, daughter of famed shock master Dario Argento. More...
The Department of Education will host an open house for two of the new schools that will inhabit the Far Rockaway Educational Campus in September. More...
Amanda Boden, formerly of Rockaway Beach, and Scott Smith are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Zakari Connor Boden. He was born on June 5, weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces, and was 20 inches long. More...
The regular season of the St. Francis Summer Classic is coming to a close and the playoffs are getting underway. In Women's Open A basketball action, Erin White returned the favor on the Hot Mommas after losing the season finale to them on a buzzer beater. They will face Bayview in the championsh... More...
Each year, Adrian Benepe, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, feeds the same line to Rockaway. "Wait until July 1 and you'll have enough lifeguards to staff all of the beaches we can open," he says. Once again, he has lied to Rockaway. More...
Dear Editor, How is it that people who are demanding more and more power to prevent another attack on American soil, are the same ones who didn't stop the first attack on September 11th? This question is worth asking before we sign away anything else. More...
Community Happenings Sunset In The Park, Tribute Park Fundraiser, B. 116 St./BCD), 7/31, 6 p.m. until sunset. Rockaway Music And Arts Council Fall Festival and Kite Festival, Riis Park, 9/13 and 9/14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...
Marilyn Anderson, a 20-year Rockaway resident, coming from Brooklyn, died July 20. Anderson, a patient account clerk, was born in Manhattan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard. Anderson is survived by her sons, Gary (Karen) and Howard Jr. (Sue); daughter, Karen (Joseph) Percoco; f... More...
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